Table 2 Associations between healthcare utilisation variables, and stroke and cognitive function

N used service (%)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

N used service (%)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

N used service (%)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

N used service (%)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Kruskal–Wallis test

P value

GP visits^a (n = 5851)

3447 (85.7)

1592 (91.1)

39 (92.9)

48 (96.0)

215.382

 < 0.001

3.2 (3.33)^*

4.7 (4.65)^*

6.9 (6.77)^*

7.3 (6.07)^*

2 (0–25)

4 (0–25)

4 (0–25)

4 (0–25)

Emergency visits^b (n = 5856)

563 (14.0)

299 (17.1)

12 (28.6)

12 (24.0)

8.184

0.042

0.20 (0.62)^*

0.27 (0.74)^*

0.62 (1.32)^*

0.42 (0.88)^*

0 (0–6)

0 (0–6)

0 (0–6)

0 (0–4)

Number of nights in hospital^c (n = 5857)

449 (11.2)

259 (14.8)

8 (19.0)

15 (30.0)

11.745

0.008

0.54 (1.90)^*

0.84 (2.39)^*

1.52 (3.42)

2.34 (3.94)^*

0 (0–10)

0 (0–10)

0 (0–10)

0 (0–10)

Outpatient visits^c (n = 5857)

1692 (42.1)

769 (44.0)

26 (61.9)

23 (46.0)

15.224

0.002

1.17 (2.09)^*

1.32 (2.32)^*

3.10 (3.57)^*

1.88 (2.90)

0 (0–10)

0 (0–10)

2 (0–10)

0 (0–10)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Cramer’s V

P value

Physiotherapy (PT)

 Not used

3834 (95.4)^*

1636 (93.7)^*

40 (95.2)

45 (90.0)

0.041

0.015^d

 Used service

186 (4.6)

111 (6.3)

2 (4.8)

5 (10.0)

Occupational therapy (OT)

 Not used

3977 (98.9)^*

1721 (98.5)

39 (92.9)^*

44 (88.0)^*

0.098

 < 0.001

 Used service

43 (1.1)

26 (1.5)

3 (7.1)

6 (12.0)

Psychology (PSY)

 Not used

3980 (99.0)

1730 (99.0)

41 (97.6)

50 (100.0)

0.015

0.574^d

 Used service

40 (1.0)

17 (1.0)

1 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

At least 1 rehabilitation service used (OT/ PSY)

 Not used

3782 (94.1)^*

1608 (92.0)^*

38 (90.5)

41 (82.0)^*

0.057

 < 0.001^d

 Used services

238 (5.9)

139 (8.0)

4 (9.5)

9 (18.0)